3i6 LEPIDOPTERA. 



of a uniform dirty brown, with the sides greyish ; the raised 

 spots changed to brown rings containing buff dots, the hair 

 or bristle from each only visible through a powerful lens ; 

 the general condition becomes less plump, and after a time 

 the larva also becomes shorter. When young it is pale 

 ochreous or pinkish on the back, the sides greyish -green, 

 under surface paler ; on the back of each segment a V-like 

 mark, brown, prostrate, with the apex in front, through 

 which passes the pale buff dorsal line, most conspicuous 

 through the dorsal plate. As it arrives at two-thirds of its 

 full growth the V marks disappear, and the adult colouring 

 as described is assumed. (W. Buckler.) 



August to May, reaching full growth by the end of 

 autumn, shrinking somewhat in size, but continuing to feed, 

 in mild weather, through the winter and spring, on low- 

 growing plants on rocks at the seaside, but in confinement 

 feeding on knot-grass, dandelion, plantain, chickweed, and 

 slices of carrot. Lieut. Browne's account of this little- 

 known larva is too interesting to be overlooked. " On July 

 22, 1890, I took some A. lunigcra at Portland, and placed 

 five of the females in a bandbox, with some honey on a 

 small piece of sponge, to try to get ova. I looked at them 

 every day, but could not see any eggs, and at the end of 

 ten days, three of the moths having died, I let the survivors 

 go, and thought that the experiment was a failure, until, 

 being about to throw away the sponge used for the honey, 

 I noticed some ova thereon, and, on examining it carefully, 

 was surprised to find that the cells of the sponge were full 

 of eggs, which had evidently been deposited by the moths 

 as far inside as they could reach, and as much concealed as 

 possible. There were no eggs on the outside of the sponge. 

 The larva3 commenced to hatch out on August 3, and 

 were fed on dandelion leaves. On this food beginning to 

 fail at the end of September, I gave them slices of carrot, 

 which they took to all right, and continued on this diet until 

 the dandelion was again available in the spring. They 



